#control Tick = ==acknowledge== the negative feelings Tock = ==substitute== positie factors ![[Tick-tock method.png]] > In Tick-Tock, your negative thoughts will recede like the black shapes as your positive thoughts become dominant. Once you have used Tick-Tock for some time, you will find yourself mentally replacing negative thoughts with positive ones “on cue,” so to speak. When you experience doubts or fears, you will automatically use them as a signal to look for the “white” thoughts.